Besset

Besset
Church and town hall Church and town hall
Besset
Location within Midi-Pyrénées region Besset
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Pamiers
Canton	Mirepoix
Intercommunality	Vallée moyenne de l'Hers
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Franco Arnaud
Area1	8.13 km2 (3.14 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	144
• Density	18/km2 (46/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	09052 / 09500
Elevation	279–480 m (915–1,575 ft) (avg. 290 m or 950 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Besset is a commune in the Ariège department of southwestern France.

Population

Inhabitants of Besset are called Bessetois.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	64	—
1968	88	+37.5%
1975	98	+11.4%
1982	114	+16.3%
1990	123	+7.9%
1999	119	−3.3%
2008	144	+21.0%

See also

• Communes of the Ariège department

References

• INSEE